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The Queen's Move
Beth
learned
of
her
mother
’
s
death
from
a
woman
with
a
clipboard
.
The
next
day
her
picture
appeared
in
the
Herald
-
Leader
.
The
photograph
,
taken
on
the
porch
of
the
gray
house
on
Maplewood
Drive
,
showed
Beth
in
a
simple
cotton
frock
.
Even
then
,
she
was
clearly
plain
.
A
legend
under
the
picture
read
:
“
Orphaned
by
yesterday
’
s
pile
-
up
on
New
Circle
Road
,
Elizabeth
Harmon
surveys
a
troubled
future
.
Elizabeth
,
eight
,
was
left
without
family
by
the
crash
,
which
killed
two
and
injured
others
.
At
home
alone
at
the
time
,
Elizabeth
learned
of
the
accident
shortly
before
the
photo
was
taken
.
She
will
be
well
looked
after
,
authorities
say
.
”
*
*
*
In
the
Methuen
Home
in
Mount
Sterling
,
Kentucky
,
Beth
was
given
a
tranquilizer
twice
a
day
.
So
were
all
the
other
children
,
to
“
even
their
dispositions
.
”
Beth
’
s
disposition
was
all
right
,
as
far
as
anyone
could
see
,
but
she
was
glad
to
get
the
little
pill
.
It
loosened
something
deep
in
her
stomach
and
helped
her
doze
away
the
tense
hours
in
the
orphanage
.
Mr
.
Fergussen
gave
them
the
pills
in
a
little
paper
cup
.
Along
with
the
green
one
that
evened
the
disposition
,
there
were
orange
and
brown
ones
for
building
a
strong
body
.
The
children
had
to
line
up
to
get
them
.
The
tallest
girl
was
the
black
one
,
Jolene
.
She
was
twelve
.
On
her
second
day
Beth
stood
behind
her
in
Vitamin
Line
,
and
Jolene
turned
to
look
down
at
her
,
scowling
.
“
You
a
real
orphan
or
a
bastard
?
”
Beth
did
not
know
what
to
say
.
She
was
frightened
.
They
were
at
the
back
of
the
line
,
and
she
was
supposed
to
stand
there
until
they
got
up
to
the
window
where
Mr
.
Fergussen
stood
.
Beth
had
heard
her
mother
call
her
father
a
bastard
,
but
she
didn
’
t
know
what
it
meant
.
“
What
’
s
your
name
,
girl
?
”
Jolene
asked
.
“
Beth
.
”
